Indiana County Fair Week Event Schedule Summary
Indiana County Fair runs Sunday August 24 to Saturday August 30 with a full slate of events. Community worship Sunday morning, various shows and attractions including Joie Chitwood Auto Thrill Show and the Sensational Leighs aerial act. Daily judging of livestock, crafts, produce, and 4 H events with horse shows, band nights, pet shows, harness racing, and nightly headliners Bobby Vinton and Bobby Burgess with Cissy King plus Leighs aerial act. Frankies Amusements and Miss Jessie Griffith provide midweek grandstand organ and entertainment.
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Indiana
Joie Chitwood
Leighs
Indiana County
Evergreen
Klein
FFA
Klein’s
Bobby Vinton
Bobby Burgess
Cissy King
Trumpeter Swan Given New Hope
Amid tax payment changes in Pima County credit cards will be accepted for property taxes starting next week. Interior Department notes 90 species at risk yet reports new breeding populations in Alaska, confirming trumpeter swan’s persistence despite broader declines. A separate spill of 5,000 gallons of a toxic chemical near a creek prompted tests with a gas chromatograph, yielding no remaining detections.
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Tucson, Ariz
Pima County
Washington
James Kirk
Interior Department
Alaska
Cambridge Springs
Wayne Bellamen
State Health Department
Meadville
All Valves Reopened To French Creek
Cambridge Springs residents were assured their drinking water is not poisoned after valves were reopened at French Creek. Officials confirmed the system’s safety following earlier contamination concerns and urged continued caution until tests confirm stability.
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French Creek
Cambridge Springs
Pennsylvania
Endangered species warned as extinction nears for humpback chub
The Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife warns that humpback chub in the Green and Colorado Rivers north of the Grand Canyon face possible extinction without aid. It notes North America has seen drastic wildlife declines and many extinctions due to rapid civilizational change, stressing the heightened value of scarce wildlife.
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Green
Colorado
Grand Canyon
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Bureau
North America
Fayette Boy Stricken By Polio
A two year old boy from Smithfield in Fayette County has contracted polio, the first Pennsylvania case in three years. State Health Department officials say the child was not immunized and was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital last Saturday. The department reports additional patients from the Smithfield area with polio symptoms and has issued calls for residents to come forward for vaccination and testing at the clinic.
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Pittsburgh
Fayette County
Pennsylvania
State Health Department
Smithfield
Riverton
Wyo
Ito
Health Department
Montana
Wyoming
Dakotas
John Bost
United
Helersons
Blue Cross Increase Bid Rejected
Acting Insurance Commissioner George F. Reed disapproved Blue Cross of Lehigh Valley hospital insurance premium rate increase. He ordered development of a new co pay contract focusing on out of hospital patient care to stabilize costs, with filing due within 60 days and old rates remaining in effect until approval.
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Harrisburg
Gerge F. Reed
Blue Cross
Lehigh Valley
Reed
Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley Blue Cross
David 0. Maxwell
No More Give Aways By The IRS
Philadelphia AP story notes six IRS workers quickly change minds about gifts after a child’s plea. A nationwide reaction follows as youngsters, including Marcia Kessler, 10, Massachusetts and Mary Jo Catizone, 10, Pittsburgh, request ponies and St Bernard puppies. IRS district director Seymour Friedman says replies will come but no money for pets.
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Philadelphia
Internal Revenue
IRS
Marcia Kessler
Massachusetts
Mary Jo Catizone
Pittsburgh
Seymour L. Friedman
Belmont Abbey College honors dying student wish
Belmont Abbey College in Belmont North Carolina buried John Francis Huntenburg 20 a freshman who died of leukemia after requesting burial on campus His parents and siblings were injured in a Georgia car crash while driving to the service leaving the family hospitalized Screven County Georgia authorities reported the auto wreck occurred Wednesday and the funeral was Thursday
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Belmont, N.C
John Francis Huntenburg
Belmont Abbey College
Catholic College
Benedictine Fathers
Daytona Beach
Fla
Georgia
Bernard Huyntenburg
Screv‘n County Hospital
Anther
Reduction in Thai bases could trim US forces in Vietnam
White House and State Department officials discussed cutting U S forces in Thailand with Bangkok amid talks on a general reduction. About 48,000 to 49,200 Americans are in Thailand, with three quarters in air and four bases possibly closed. Udorn and Utapao would stay active, while Ubon Korat Takli and Nakorn-Phanom could shut down.
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Washington
United States
South Vietnam
Thailand
U.S
Bangkok
State Department
Thanat Khoman
Leonard Unger
Wanlban
Robert J. McCloskey
U.S. Military Assistance Command
U.S. Air Force
Udorn
Senate
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
J. W. Fulbright
Bureign
Niative
Mississippi Hurricanes Lift Martial Law and Toll
After Camille strike, Pascagoula officials lift martial law in coastal Mississippi area from Pascagoula westward. Red Cross counts 5,238 homes destroyed and 11,667 with major damage in LA, MS, AL plus 28,826 with minor damage and 1,007 trailers and 569 small businesses ruined or damaged. Generators provide round-the-clock power to essential sites.
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Bay St. Louis
Louisianna Line
Vietnam
Williams
Pascagoula
Mississippi
Camille
Bi-loxi
Gulfport
Mississippi City
Long Beach
Pass Christian
D'Iberville
Ocean Springs
Red Cross
Louisiana
Alabama
Death Toll From Camille Rises Across Regions
The death toll nears 400 as earthslides bury homes in Davis Creek near Lovingston Virginia. The James River crest reached 28.6 feet in Richmond and should recede by nightfall. Camille caused 10 deaths in Louisiana, two in West Virginia, three in Cuba, and left over 100,000 homeless in Oaxaca and Mexico’s Pacific coast. Debbie moves into the Atlantic as rescues continue in Mississippi with boats deployed to recover bodies.
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Davis Creek
Nelson County
Lovingston
Richmond
James River
Virginia
Camille
Louisiana
West Virginia
Cuba
North Atlantic
Oaxaca
Mexico
Pacific Coast
Red Cross
Mississippi
John Bell
Williams
Quick Vote Promised On Transit in Pittsburgh Area
Alleg heny County officials pledge a swift decision on the type of rapid transit for Pittsburgh after three days of public hearings. The 228 million Skybus proposal from Westinghouse Electric and the rival rapid rail plan from Westinghouse Air Brake were examined by transit authorities, local leaders, and citizen groups. PAT has recommended Skybus, proposing 11 miles of elevated Skybus in the South Hills and 1844 miles of exclusive bus roads.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Leonard Staisey
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Westinghouse Air Brake Co
Port Authority Transit Board
PAT
South Hills
Pittsburgh rail vote widens with Skybus and rail bids
In a tense hearing the South Hills and East Hills debated two transit plans. WABCO attacked the experimental scheme as costly and pitched a cheaper steel rail system, claiming it would serve more people. Skybus supporters argued for federal funds and both sides sought bipartisan help as Rep. Gaydos warned against delaying.
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South Hills
East Hills
WABCO
Westinghouse
PAT
Pittsburgh Area
Joseph Gaydos
Monongahela Valley
Tthe
Gaydos
Eastern Virginia Hit by Floods After Severe Storms
A disastrous flood in eastern Virginia left over 110 people listed as missing with many feared drowned. Gov. Mills E. Godwin Jr. toured the western counties and said the death toll could exceed 100, with Nelson County reporting 44 dead. Rockbridge and Fredericksburg areas also suffered, while Richmond's flood peak reached 28.6 feet before easing.
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Mills E. Godwin Jr
Nelson County
Blue Ridge
Fredericksburg
Rockbridge
Richmond
Petition Seeks Investigation Of Rate Increase
Washington AP report that twenty Western members of Congress urged the Civil Aeronautics Board to suspend and probe proposed airline fare increases. Rep John E Moss led 18 California lawmakers and Nevada's Walter S Baring in urging the CAB to set fare levels, assess mileage or hours traveled, and curb excessive competition while restraining capacity buildup and costs. The complaint cited four carriers American Continental Eastern and United seeking increases of 4.5 to 10 percent and urged regulatory standards based on load factors and capital costs. Other signers included Reps Jerry Pettis William Mailliard and multiple California Democrats and Republicans.
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Washington
Congress
Civil Aeronautics Board
John E. Moss
D-Cal
California
Nevada
Walter S. Baring
American
Continental
Eastern
United
CAB
Jerry L. Pettis
William S. Mailliard
Richard T. Hanna
Harold T. Johnson
George E. Brown
Ralston Purina Sends Dog Food to Gulf Coast
Ralston Purina Co. announced it sent tons of dog food to the hurricane torn Gulf Coast at the request of the Red Cross and humane animal societies. Dr. Jim Corbin said the Salvation Army is coordinating the shipments from the firm’s pet care center.
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ST. Louis
Ralston Purina Co
Red Cross and
Humane Animal Socieities
Gulf Coast
Jim Corbin
Salvation Army
Underground Power Lines Meet Set
Harrisburg AP reports public meetings will determine if underground electric lines are required in new residential developments. The PUC plan would have utilities cover most cost differences for five or more adjacent unoccupied lots, with hearings across several cities from September 3 to October 2.
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Harrisburg
Public Utility Commission
PUC
Pittsburgh
Johnstown
Philadelphia
Reading
Scranton
Elementary Enrollment On Decline In Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Education reports the first drop in elementary enrollment since 1946 with about 20 000 fewer students this year. Secondary enrollment is not expected to fall before 1973 while overall education participation reaches an estimated 3 281 000 for 1969 70.
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Harrisburg
Department of Education
Dean Hartman
Department
Bureau of Statistics
Bullets Stay In Dog But Back On Job
Josh the German Shepherd, shot five times during a July 1 grocery store robbery while protecting Ed and Ruth Roos, has returned to work. Wounded but alive, he recovered after weeks of veterinary care, regaining his limp and bark and resuming duties at the Roos home post.
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Seattle
Josh
Ruth Roos
Roos
Jman
Roas
Group stops construction projects in Pittsburgh protest
Forever Action Together shuts three city works in Homewood including a playground housing project and a health center as a lead up to a mass picketing planned for Monday at the Three Rivers Stadium site. FAT aligns with Black Construction Coalition which threatens more stoppages until more Black workers are hired and trained. Coalition predicts over 5,000 protesters at the stadium site Monday morning.
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Pittsburgh
Three Rivers Stadium
Forever Action Together
Homewood
FAT
Black Construction Coalition
Stardium
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Newfoundland
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Miami
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Bermuda
Atlantic
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